As the Vice President finished his announcement, the crowd below him burst into a loud discussion, the whole area was filled with voices mixed with each other, and nothing made sense.
Zio on the other hand just stood there, nothing bothered him, he didn't even understand why he had to join the academy and since Asura asked him to do so, he is doing it.
He just observed these people who are mostly older than him about a year and two and talking about teaming up and take on the entrance exam.
Zio also wondered what kind of test is this actually, when Zio heard what the academy does, he thought the entrance exam would be about something related to literature or something closer to it but this entrance exam is very different.
This entrance exam sounds just like a chaotic mess to him but that didn't matter now, Asura told him that it doesn't matter what he really thinks because his current status is nonexistence and whatever the academy is planning is nothing to do with him.
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Vice Principle waited for the crowd to calm down again, once they shut their mouth again as they noticed the Vice Principal is looking at them.
"Now that everyone knows how the exam will happen, let me tell you about a few things before you are taken to the monster-infested forest.
This badge will not only record your performance but also help you to escape if you are in danger.
If you ever find yourself in a spot where your life is in danger, just break this badge and it will stun the monster in front of you for a few minutes allowing you to create some distance between you and the monster. It will also alert a teacher nearby who will help you and send you to a safe area.
Also keep in mind that once you break your badge, you will be out of the entrance exam and you will not be admitted to the academy and will have to try again next year if you meet the criteria"
The Vice Principal made the final announcement causing another loud discussion, they all knew that this entrance exam is dangerous but if they pass they will become the student of the academy and being a student of the academy will be very helpful for their future, they can get any kind of jobs they want.
If they are good at combat and martial arts they might get hired by the royal army or by one of the big houses of the city and if they are really good they can easily climb up the ranks.
If they are good at any kind of art, a particular art guild might want to hire them depending on what they are good at, where it is painting or sculpting or carving.
If they are good blacksmiths they might be able to open their own store and hand their degree of the academy out of their store and they will automatically get customers, a student of the academy has a high status in the country and many young people want to get in but only three hundred students can get into the academy.
People come from all over the country to Navira city just to get a chance to join the academy, many try to get into the academy by hook or by crook but they never succeed.
The academy does not just teach students and make them successful, they also give them status, the status of a Graduate from the academy, and with his status, they will be respected all over the country and to earn this status, they need to do it properly by getting into the academy and getting the best result.
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"Ok, its time for the entrance exam"
The Vice Principle said and waved his hand which suddenly released a magical force that touched every person in the crowd, as this magical force touched them, they felt something changing, it was the wooden card that was used for their identification.
The card started to change its form and turned into a badge, just like the one the Vice Principle was showing them.
[Interesting, transformation magic, this is something new that I haven't seen before, looks like the world did find new ways to use magic]
Asura commented, in his days magic like this didn't exist but now it does.
Magic is not a fixed concept, if one is able to understand its source to a certain extent they can create magic, magic is just a word used to describe a move or an action created from the source energy of this universe.
Asura easily saw through the concept of this magic, there is no one in this world who is as good at understanding the source energy of this universe than him so this smile magic is nothing to Asura.
Yes, he had not seen this magic before but that didn't mean he couldn't have created it. If he wanted he could have but he didn't bother with it as simple magic like this were not for him to bother with.
Zio didn't bother with asking about this magic as he knows he won't understand even if Asura explains the concept behind the magic.
Zio still has very limited knowledge and he needs to understand the fundamentals before he can get into the art of magic creation.
The wooden card slowly turned into the badge and then attached itself to Zio's chest, Zio looked at the badge with fascination, even though he didn't understand magic, he liked watching it, he has never seen magic like this.
Even though his father was powerful he never learned magic, learning magic and using a skill given by a Religan is completely different.
Not everyone can learn magic as well, even if people have a Religan they might not be able to use magic, to use magic, one needs to understand it and people don't like to bother with it because the source energy of the universe is too complicated.
"Now time for you to go"
The Vice Principle said and moved his arm in motion which created a weird pattern in front of his hand which then caused a wide chair reaction among the badges worn by the crowd, a bright white light soon engulfed them and within a next few seconds, they all disappeared.